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Ivy Wolk | |
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Born | August 24, 2004 |
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Years active | 2019–present |
Ivy Wolk (born August 24, 2004) is an American actress and comedian. She played Crystal in Sean Baker's film Anora (2024).
Career
[edit]Ivy Wolk was born on August 24, 2004, and raised in Los Angeles.[1][2] At the age of 14, she began posting comedic videos on TikTok and amassed more than 200,000 followers. She deactivated her account when she was cast in her first professional role on the Freeform comedy series Everything's Gonna Be Okay in 2019.[2][3] On the series, she played Genevieve's friend Tellulah, one of the show's standout recurring characters according to Entertainment Weekly.[4] Wolk later deleted a new TikTok account after getting flak for past offensive tweets of hers. While finishing high school, she played a small role in Judd Apatow's The Bubble (2022).[2][3]
She dropped out of Emerson College after shooting the film Anora at the start of 2023. She had begun corresponding with its director, Sean Baker, in high school and was invited by him to audition. Anora won the Palme d'Or on its premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival; Wolk plays Crystal, a teenager whose rich friend (Mark Eidelstein) hires a sex worker (Mikey Madison) to be his girlfriend.[2][5] She appeared later that year on the FX series English Teacher as the best friend of Romy Mars's character.[5] She is set to appear in Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Eugene Kotlyarenko's The Code, and Jonah Hill's Outcome.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Wolk moved to Brooklyn after shooting Anora.[2][3] She is bisexual.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Everything's Gonna Be Okay | Tellulah | TV series; 6 episodes |
2022 | The Bubble | Anti-Krystal YouTuber | Feature film |
2024 | Anora | Crystal | Feature film |
2024 | English Teacher | Chelsea | TV series; 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ 🌟ivy🌟 [@wolktress] (August 23, 2024). "birthday in 90 minutes ..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
🌟ivy🌟 [@wolktress] (August 24, 2024). "i'm 20🎂 ..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Twitter. - ^ a b c d e Shafer, Ellise (May 25, 2024). "How 'Anora's' Ivy Wolk Went From TikTok Controversy to Acting in Sean Baker's Sex Worker Dramedy". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c Useche, Jose; Bloom, Allison (September 30, 2024). "GLAAD 20 Under 20 2024: Meet the Changemakers Who Prove LGBTQ Youth are Thriving". Teen Vogue. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Yohannes, Alamin (March 5, 2020). "Five reasons you should watch Josh Thomas' 'Everything's Gonna Be Okay'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c Zhang, Cat (October 25, 2024). "Ivy Wolk Is Ready to Cause a Ruckus". The Cut. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ 🌟ivy🌟 [@wolktress] (October 7, 2024). "i'll have you know ..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Twitter.
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